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:''"Town" may also refer to a fortress that has reached a [[fortress#Nomenclature|certain population level]].''
 
:''"Town" may also refer to a fortress that has reached a [[fortress#Nomenclature|certain population level]].''
  
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[[File:Town_map_43.png|thumb|300px|A map of a well developed town, exported from legends mode.<br>
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[[File:Town_map_43.png|thumb|300px|A map of a well-developed town, exported from legends mode.<br>
 
Places of interest:<br>
 
Places of interest:<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(110,110,110)">█</span> Fortifications and central keep<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(110,110,110); background:rgb(75,50,75)">▊</span> Castle Tower<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(70,70,70)">█</span> Castle Wall<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(40,40,40)">█</span> Castle Wall Walkway<br>
 
<span style="color:rgb(50,50,50)">█</span> Warehouse<br>
 
<span style="color:rgb(50,50,50)">█</span> Warehouse<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(50,75,75)">█</span> Dormitory<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(75,50,75)">█</span> Dining Hall<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(50,30,15)">█</span> General Import Market<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(50,40,15)">█</span> Food Import Market<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(50,30,35)">█</span> Clothing Import Market<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">█</span> Meat Market<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,255,0)">█</span> Edible Produce Market<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(255,255,0)">█</span> Cheese Market<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(255,200,200)">█</span> Edible Processed Plants Market<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(192,192,192)">█</span> General Import Store<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(128,192,128)">█</span> Food Import Store<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)">█</span> Clothing Import Store<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(200,200,200)">█</span> Cloth Shop<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(128,100,50)">█</span> Tanning Shop<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(255,255,100)">█</span> Cloth Clothing Shop<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(255,128,64)">█</span> Leather Clothing Shop<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(128,255,255)">█</span> Bone Carver Shop<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,255,0)">█</span> Gem Cutter Shop<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)">█</span> Metal Weapons Shop<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(255,128,128)">█</span> Wood Weapons Shop<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(64,64,64)">█</span> Blacksmith Shop<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">█</span> Armorsmith Shop<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(128,128,128)">█</span> Metal Crafter Shop<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(100,70,30)">█</span> Leather Accessories Shop<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">█</span> Wooden Furniture Shop<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(255,64,0)">█</span> Stone Furniture Shop<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(255,0,64)">█</span> Metal Furniture Shop<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(129,129,129)">█</span> Fortress<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(50,20,50)">█</span> Underground Farming<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(250,50,20)">█</span> Underground Industrial<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(20,50,30)">█</span> Underground Living<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(20,100,20)">█</span> Underground Guilds<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(100,100,20)">█</span> Underground Merchants<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">█</span> Trenches<br>
 
<span style="color:rgb(255,255,32)">█</span> Tavern<br>
 
<span style="color:rgb(255,255,32)">█</span> Tavern<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">█</span> Well<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(100,70,10)">█</span> House<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(30,100,10)">█</span> Cottage Plot<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(255,128,255)">█</span> Mead Hall<br>
 
<span style="color:rgb(170,120,230)">█</span> Temple<br>
 
<span style="color:rgb(170,120,230)">█</span> Temple<br>
 
<span style="color:rgb(255,192,255)">█</span> Library<br>
 
<span style="color:rgb(255,192,255)">█</span> Library<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">█</span> Well]]
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<span style="color:rgb(0,255,255)">█</span> Shrine<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(255,195,0)">█</span> Crops 1<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(195,255,0)">█</span> Crops 2<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(100,60,20)">█</span> Crops 3<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(100,255,0)">█</span> Meadow<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,255,0)">█</span> Pasture<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,100,0)">█</span> Orchard<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,95,0)">█</span> Woodland<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,20,0)">█</span> Waste<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(100,50,10)">█</span> Town Yards<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(75,50,20)">█</span> Abandoned<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(50,20,20)">█</span> Ruin<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(100,100,100)">█</span> Unknown]]
  
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A '''town''' is a large [[site]] founded and inhabited by [[human]]s and generally other various creatures. Their population and size can be determined by the map symbol representing it; from least to most populous: {{Raw Tile|+|7:0}}, {{Raw Tile|*|7:0}}, {{Raw Tile|#|7:0}}, and {{Raw Tile|☼|7:1}}. All towns start out from [[hamlet]]s, which immediately form into towns under the right circumstances during worldgen. [[Road]]s link towns between other nearby towns and dwarven [[fortress]]es, as well as sites conquered by humans.
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A '''town''' is a large [[site]] founded by [[human]] civilizations. The population and size can be determined by the map symbol representing it; from least to most populous: [[File:Icon site city 1.png]],  [[File:Icon site city 2.png]], [[File:Icon site city 3.png]] and [[File:Icon site city 4.png]] (or {{Raw Tile|+|7:0}}, {{Raw Tile|*|7:0}}, {{Raw Tile|#|7:0}} and {{Raw Tile|☼|7:1}} in ASCII mode). Towns start out from [[hamlet]]s, which can transform into a town if there are no other nearby sites with a market. [[Road]]s link towns between other nearby towns and dwarven [[fortress]]es, as well as sites conquered by humans.
  
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[[Adventure mode|Adventurers]] spend much quality time in towns. They can come to trade, speak, or entertain the townspeople and occasionally to slay those who have invited their wrath. [[Tavern]]s in towns are a popular destination for many adventurers; they are the only sources of alcohol in human settlements and provide excellent entertainment, which includes [[performance]]s and the occasional drunken brawls. Other people of interest include [[mercenary|mercenaries]], who will gather at taverns and make for great traveling companions.
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The population for each level of town is:
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* [[File:Icon site city 1.png]] / {{Raw Tile|+|7:0}} : ≤999
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* [[File:Icon site city 2.png]] / {{Raw Tile|*|7:0}} : 1,000-1,999
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* [[File:Icon site city 3.png]] / {{Raw Tile|#|7:0}} : 2,000-9,999
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* [[File:Icon site city 4.png]] / {{Raw Tile|☼|7:1}} : ≥10,000
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[[Adventure mode|Adventurers]] spend much quality time in towns - they can come to trade, speak, or entertain the townspeople, and occasionally to slay those who have invited their wrath. Towns' [[tavern]]s are a popular destination for many adventurers; they are the only sources of alcohol in human settlements and provide excellent entertainment, which includes [[performance]]s and the occasional drunken brawl. Other people of interest include:
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* [[mercenary|mercenaries]], who will gather at [[tavern]]s, and make for great traveling companions.
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* [[criminal]]s, who may be the target of quests
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* [[priest]]s and [[monk]]s, [[guild|craftsmen]], and [[counting house|merchants]], who may have traveled the world, and may be embroiled in all sorts of [[intrigue]].
  
 
== Keep ==
 
== Keep ==
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At the heart of a town is a walled stronghold held by many soldiers. Inside of the keep can be found a lord/lady, other high nobility, and men-at-arms willing to follow you unto death. If the town is the civ's seat of power, then the law-maker will also reside here. Below every keep is a [[dungeon]].
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At the heart of a town is a walled stronghold, garrisoned by many soldiers. Inside of the keep can be found a lord or lady, other high nobility, and men-at-arms willing to follow you unto death. If the town is the civ's seat of power, then the law-maker will also reside here.
  
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== Town proper ==
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Since .47.01, keeps have had their households expanded – most human keeps will have a variety of members, some familiar from fort mode, like doctors and executioners, and some related to the expanded city, like judges, fire commissioners and sewer administrators, and others just plain household staff, like the housekeepers and chefs. The vast majority of these don't have interesting game mechanics associated with them tied to their positions, but many of them are caught up in some [[intrigue|scheme]].
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[[File:TownSquare2.jpg|thumb|300px|Typical town thoroughfare]]
 
  
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Outside of the keep is the realm of the bourgeoisie. Commuters and travelers walk along the densely packed houses and shops in narrow streets. Stray domesticated animals roam the muddy alleyways and pastures. Vast shopping districts are major trade centers. Other buildings include warehouses (which can be ransacked without repercussion) and wells. Common structures include [[tavern]]s and [[temple]]s. [[Library|Libraries]] are very rare.
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== The town proper ==
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[[File:v50_town.png|thumb|300px|right|A town seen through the travel screen.]]
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[[File:town_preview.jpg|thumb|300px|right|center|You could smell the bakery through the image.<br><small>''Art by KlausPillon''</small>]]
  
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Below is a list of different shops and markets found in a town. Most towns do not have every single retail available, and adventurers may have to travel to a different town in order to browse the wares of a distinctive type. The shops that are "common" are common because only animal products (meat, bone, leather) and farm products (cloth and food) are produced in any significant numbers. Stone, wood, and metal are all extremely rare materials in towns and because of this, few industries based upon these materials will spring up. An exception is the leather goods shop, which is rare compared to other leather shops.
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Outside of the keep is the realm of the bourgeoisie. Commuters and travelers walk among the densely-packed houses and shops in narrow streets, while stray domesticated animals roam the muddy alleyways and pastures. Vast shopping districts are major trade centers. Other buildings include warehouses (which can be ransacked without repercussion) and wells. Common structures include [[tavern]]s and [[temple]]s, but [[Library|libraries]] are very rare.
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Below is a list of different shops and markets found in a town. Most towns do not have every single retail good available, and adventurers may have to travel to a different town in order to browse wares of a particular type. The shops that are "common" are common because only animal products (meat, bone, leather) and farm products (cloth and food) are produced in any significant numbers. Stone, wood, and metal are all extremely rare materials in towns, and because of this, few industries based upon these materials will spring up. An exception is the leather goods shop, which is rare compared to other leather shops.
  
 
Common shops:
 
Common shops:
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* {{Raw Tile|µ|2:6:1}} General imports
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* [[File:Slab general imports.png]] {{Raw Tile|µ|2:6:1}} General imports
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* {{Raw Tile|%|2:6:1}} Food imports
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* [[File:Slab food imports.png]] {{Raw Tile|%|2:6:1}} Food imports
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* {{Raw Tile|[|2:6:1}} Clothing imports
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* [[File:Slab clothing imports.png]] {{Raw Tile|[|2:6:1}} Clothing imports
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* {{Raw Tile|[|7:6:1}} Woven clothing shop
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* [[File:Slab cloth clothing.png]] {{Raw Tile|[|7:6:1}} Woven clothing shop
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* {{Raw Tile|º|6:6:1}} Cloth shop
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* [[File:Slab cloth shop.png]] {{Raw Tile|º|6:6:1}} Cloth shop
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* {{Raw Tile|[|6:6:1}} Leather clothing shop
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* [[File:Slab leather clothing.png]] {{Raw Tile|[|6:6:1}} Leather clothing shop
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* {{Raw Tile|ß|6:6:1}} Leather shop
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* [[File:Slab tanning shop.png]] {{Raw Tile|ß|6:6:1}} Leather shop
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* {{Raw Tile|Å|7:6:1}} Bone carver's shop
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* [[File:Slab bone carver.png]] {{Raw Tile|Å|7:6:1}} Bone carver's shop
  
 
Rare shops:
 
Rare shops:
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* {{Raw Tile|╤|6:6:1}} Carpenter's shop
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* [[File:Slab wood furniture.png]] {{Raw Tile|╤|6:6:1}} Carpenter's shop
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* {{Raw Tile|╤|7:6:1}} Stone furniture shop
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* [[File:Slab stone furniture.png]] {{Raw Tile|╤|7:6:1}} Stone furniture shop
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* {{Raw Tile|╤|0:6:0}} Metal furniture shop
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* [[File:Slab metal furniture.png]] {{Raw Tile|╤|0:6:0}} Metal furniture shop
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* {{Raw Tile|♦|2:6:1}} Gem cutter's shop
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* [[File:Slab gem cutter.png]] {{Raw Tile|♦|2:6:1}} Gem cutter's shop
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* {{Raw Tile|[|0:6:0}} Armorsmith's shop
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* [[File:Slab armorsmith.png]] {{Raw Tile|[|0:6:0}} Armorsmith's shop
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* {{Raw Tile|/|6:6:1}} Bowyer's shop
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* [[File:Slab bowyer.png]] {{Raw Tile|/|6:6:1}} Bowyer's shop
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* {{Raw Tile|/|0:6:0}} Weaponsmith's shop
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* [[File:Slab weaponsmith.png]] {{Raw Tile|/|0:6:0}} Weaponsmith's shop
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* {{Raw Tile|Å|6:6:1}} Leather goods shop
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* [[File:Slab leather goods.png]] {{Raw Tile|Å|6:6:1}} Leather goods shop
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* {{Raw Tile|Å|0:6:0}} Metal craft shop
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* [[File:Slab metal crafter.png]] {{Raw Tile|Å|0:6:0}} Metal craft shop
  
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In a market one can find:
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In a market, one can find:
 
* Imported goods
 
* Imported goods
 
* Imported food
 
* Imported food
 
* Imported clothing
 
* Imported clothing
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* Meat
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* [[Meat]]
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* Fruit and vegetable
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* Fruit and vegetables
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* Cheese
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* [[Cheese]]
 
* Processed goods
 
* Processed goods
  
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== Subterranea ==
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== Subterranean ==
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Below a town are several subterranean structures: [[dungeon]]s, [[catacombs]], and [[sewer]]s. All three can be present at once and frequently connect and overlap each other. [[Tomb]]s may also be present alongside catacombs. Criminals, outcasts of society and various subterranean creatures hide in the dark passages. They are common destinations for those looking to finish a [[quest]], gain reputation, or search for valuable loot.
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Below a town are two subterranean structures: [[catacombs]] and [[sewer]]s. Both can be present at once, and frequently connect and overlap each other. [[Tomb]]s may also be present alongside catacombs. Criminals, outcasts of society and various subterranean creatures hide in the dark passages. They are common destinations for those looking to finish a [[quest]], gain [[reputation]], or search for valuable loot.
  
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Dungeons reside below the keep, while catacombs reside below temples. Both buildings are almost always present. Sewers on the other hand can be only found in more developed towns. Knowing whether a sewer is present in a town is identifiable by [[floor grate]]s in the middle of streets. They are accessible via small and elusive entrances above-ground or by diving below nearby waterways.
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Catacombs reside below temples, and are almost always present - sewers, on the other hand, can only be found in more developed towns. The presence of a sewer in a town can be confirmed by the presence of [[floor grate]]s in the middle of streets – accessible via small and elusive entrances above-ground, or by diving below nearby waterways.
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== Criminal organizations ==
 
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Most towns have '''criminal organizations''', formed by a collection of outcasts. They are led by a [[boss]]. Criminal organizations can reside in one of the subterranean structures. Their presence underground can be identified by abnormally large hordes of goods. They don't tend to harm anyone even when encountering them in their base, but members will spit and pour out their hatred on you if you are a hearthsperson. Criminal organizations are the targets of certain quests.
 
  
 
== Destroyed or abandoned towns ==
 
== Destroyed or abandoned towns ==
 
:''Further information: [[Ruin]]''
 
:''Further information: [[Ruin]]''
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[[File:Destroyed.jpg|thumb|center|1000px|Legend's entry about a town being sacked]]
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[[File:Destroyed.jpg|thumb|center|1000px|Legends mode entry about a town being sacked]]
  
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In time, whether by war, beasts, a genocidal adventurer, or some other disaster, towns will be brought to ruin. Ruined towns are typically desolate wastelands of abandoned and destroyed buildings and structures. Shops and markets are typically bare, but occasionally some goods can still be left for you to steal. [[Bandit]]s and criminals may still lurk the streets, and may even make the ruins their home, if some supernatural creature or monster haven't made themselves cozy already.
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In time, whether by war, beasts, a genocidal adventurer, or some other disaster, towns will be brought to ruin. Ruined towns are typically desolate wastelands of abandoned and destroyed buildings and structures. Shops and markets are typically bare, but occasionally some goods can still be left for you to steal. [[Bandit]]s and criminals may still lurk in the streets, and some may even make the ruins their home, if some supernatural creature or monster hasn't made themselves cozy already.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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<gallery widths="190px" heights="200px">
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File:Growlgrowlgrowlgrowl.jpg|Town on zoomed-in travel map
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File:Growlgrowlgrowlgrowl.jpg|Town on zoomed-in travel map. ASCII mode.
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File:Spidergroul.jpg|Town on regular travel map
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File:Spidergroul.jpg|Town on regular travel map. ASCII mode.
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File:Destroyedtown2.jpg|Ruins of a town before the gates of an abandoned keep
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File:Destroyedtown2.jpg|Ruins of a town before the gates of an abandoned keep. ASCII mode.
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File:dungoen.jpg|Subterranean layout from an early development screenshot on the DF development blog. ASCII mode.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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Latest revision as of 21:55, 11 September 2024

xTATTEREDx  · +FINE+  · *SUPERIOR*  · ≡EXCEPTIONAL≡  · ☼MASTERWORK☼
v50.14 · v0.47.05
This article is about the current version of DF.
Note that some content may still need to be updated.
"Town" may also refer to a fortress that has reached a certain population level.
A map of a well-developed town, exported from legends mode.
Places of interest:
▊ Castle Tower
█ Castle Wall
█ Castle Wall Walkway
█ Warehouse
█ Dormitory
█ Dining Hall
█ General Import Market
█ Food Import Market
█ Clothing Import Market
█ Meat Market
█ Edible Produce Market
█ Cheese Market
█ Edible Processed Plants Market
█ General Import Store
█ Food Import Store
█ Clothing Import Store
█ Cloth Shop
█ Tanning Shop
█ Cloth Clothing Shop
█ Leather Clothing Shop
█ Bone Carver Shop
█ Gem Cutter Shop
█ Metal Weapons Shop
█ Wood Weapons Shop
█ Blacksmith Shop
█ Armorsmith Shop
█ Metal Crafter Shop
█ Leather Accessories Shop
█ Wooden Furniture Shop
█ Stone Furniture Shop
█ Metal Furniture Shop
█ Fortress
█ Underground Farming
█ Underground Industrial
█ Underground Living
█ Underground Guilds
█ Underground Merchants
█ Trenches
█ Tavern
█ Well
█ House
█ Cottage Plot
█ Mead Hall
█ Temple
█ Library
█ Shrine
█ Crops 1
█ Crops 2
█ Crops 3
█ Meadow
█ Pasture
█ Orchard
█ Woodland
█ Waste
█ Town Yards
█ Abandoned
█ Ruin
█ Unknown

A town is a large site founded by human civilizations. The population and size can be determined by the map symbol representing it; from least to most populous: Icon site city 1.png, Icon site city 2.png, Icon site city 3.png and Icon site city 4.png (or +, *, # and ☼ in ASCII mode). Towns start out from hamlets, which can transform into a town if there are no other nearby sites with a market. Roads link towns between other nearby towns and dwarven fortresses, as well as sites conquered by humans.

The population for each level of town is:

  • Icon site city 1.png / + : ≤999
  • Icon site city 2.png / * : 1,000-1,999
  • Icon site city 3.png / # : 2,000-9,999
  • Icon site city 4.png / ☼ : ≥10,000

Adventurers spend much quality time in towns - they can come to trade, speak, or entertain the townspeople, and occasionally to slay those who have invited their wrath. Towns' taverns are a popular destination for many adventurers; they are the only sources of alcohol in human settlements and provide excellent entertainment, which includes performances and the occasional drunken brawl. Other people of interest include:

Keep[edit]

At the heart of a town is a walled stronghold, garrisoned by many soldiers. Inside of the keep can be found a lord or lady, other high nobility, and men-at-arms willing to follow you unto death. If the town is the civ's seat of power, then the law-maker will also reside here.

Since .47.01, keeps have had their households expanded – most human keeps will have a variety of members, some familiar from fort mode, like doctors and executioners, and some related to the expanded city, like judges, fire commissioners and sewer administrators, and others just plain household staff, like the housekeepers and chefs. The vast majority of these don't have interesting game mechanics associated with them tied to their positions, but many of them are caught up in some scheme.

The town proper[edit]

A town seen through the travel screen.
You could smell the bakery through the image.
Art by KlausPillon

Outside of the keep is the realm of the bourgeoisie. Commuters and travelers walk among the densely-packed houses and shops in narrow streets, while stray domesticated animals roam the muddy alleyways and pastures. Vast shopping districts are major trade centers. Other buildings include warehouses (which can be ransacked without repercussion) and wells. Common structures include taverns and temples, but libraries are very rare.

Below is a list of different shops and markets found in a town. Most towns do not have every single retail good available, and adventurers may have to travel to a different town in order to browse wares of a particular type. The shops that are "common" are common because only animal products (meat, bone, leather) and farm products (cloth and food) are produced in any significant numbers. Stone, wood, and metal are all extremely rare materials in towns, and because of this, few industries based upon these materials will spring up. An exception is the leather goods shop, which is rare compared to other leather shops.

Common shops:

  • Slab general imports.png µ General imports
  • Slab food imports.png % Food imports
  • Slab clothing imports.png [ Clothing imports
  • Slab cloth clothing.png [ Woven clothing shop
  • Slab cloth shop.png º Cloth shop
  • Slab leather clothing.png [ Leather clothing shop
  • Slab tanning shop.png ß Leather shop
  • Slab bone carver.png Å Bone carver's shop

Rare shops:

  • Slab wood furniture.png ╤ Carpenter's shop
  • Slab stone furniture.png ╤ Stone furniture shop
  • Slab metal furniture.png ╤ Metal furniture shop
  • Slab gem cutter.png ♦ Gem cutter's shop
  • Slab armorsmith.png [ Armorsmith's shop
  • Slab bowyer.png / Bowyer's shop
  • Slab weaponsmith.png / Weaponsmith's shop
  • Slab leather goods.png Å Leather goods shop
  • Slab metal crafter.png Å Metal craft shop

In a market, one can find:

  • Imported goods
  • Imported food
  • Imported clothing
  • Meat
  • Fruit and vegetables
  • Cheese
  • Processed goods

Subterranean[edit]

Below a town are two subterranean structures: catacombs and sewers. Both can be present at once, and frequently connect and overlap each other. Tombs may also be present alongside catacombs. Criminals, outcasts of society and various subterranean creatures hide in the dark passages. They are common destinations for those looking to finish a quest, gain reputation, or search for valuable loot.

Catacombs reside below temples, and are almost always present - sewers, on the other hand, can only be found in more developed towns. The presence of a sewer in a town can be confirmed by the presence of floor grates in the middle of streets – accessible via small and elusive entrances above-ground, or by diving below nearby waterways.

Destroyed or abandoned towns[edit]

Further information: Ruin
Legends mode entry about a town being sacked

In time, whether by war, beasts, a genocidal adventurer, or some other disaster, towns will be brought to ruin. Ruined towns are typically desolate wastelands of abandoned and destroyed buildings and structures. Shops and markets are typically bare, but occasionally some goods can still be left for you to steal. Bandits and criminals may still lurk in the streets, and some may even make the ruins their home, if some supernatural creature or monster hasn't made themselves cozy already.

Gallery[edit]

  • Town on zoomed-in travel map. ASCII mode.

  • Town on regular travel map. ASCII mode.

  • Ruins of a town before the gates of an abandoned keep. ASCII mode.

  • Subterranean layout from an early development screenshot on the DF development blog. ASCII mode.

"Town" in other Languages Books-aj.svg aj ashton 01.svg
Dwarven: amost
Elven: irive
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